Apparatus and method for media detection and replacement

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller configured to receive a selection from a computing device during presentation of a media program comprising at least one of audio content and textual content associated with the audio content, wherein the selection identifies media content of interest, receive a selection from the computing device identifying replacement content for the media program, detect whether the media program contains the identified media content of interest, and replace the identified media content of interest with the replacement content if the identified media content of interest is detected in the media program. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A server, comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the instructions, facilitates performance of operations comprising:
receiving a first selection from a computing device during presentation of a media program comprising audio-related content corresponding to an audio portion of the media program, wherein the first selection identifies media content of interest;receiving a second selection from the computing device identifying replacement content for the media program, wherein the replacement content is stored separately from the media program, and wherein the second selection identifies replacement alternate audio-related content;de-packetizing the media program to obtain a de-packetized media program;separating the audio portion from the de-packetized media program to obtain a separated audio portion;determining, from the separated audio portion, that the media program contains the media content of interest; andinserting an indicator in the de-packetized media program comprising a pointer to the replacement content,wherein the indicator is inserted in the audio-related content in response to the determining that the media program contains the media content of interest and points to the replacement content stored separately from the media program,wherein the inserting of the pointer comprises placing the pointer at a start point of the media content of interest within the de-packetized media program to cause a media device to retrieve the replacement content stored separately from the media program based on the pointer and to replace the media content of interest of the de-packetized media program with the replacement alternate audio-related content,wherein the replacement occurs responsive to the determining that the media content of interest within the de-packetized media program,wherein the operations further comprise applying voice recognition to the separated audio portion to obtain a textual representation of the audio portion,wherein the determining that the media program contains the media content of interest is based on the textual representation of the audio portion andwherein the replacement of the media content of interest with the replacement content begins at the start point.